Bibliograph

Race against time, the untold story of Scipio Jones and the battle to save twelve innocent men, Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace

Type

Label

Race against time, the untold story of Scipio Jones and the battle to save twelve innocent men, Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Race against time

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1228468356

Responsibility statement

Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace

Sub title

the untold story of Scipio Jones and the battle to save twelve innocent men

Summary

"In October 1919, a group of Black sharecroppers met at a church in an Arkansas village to organize a union. Bullets rained down on the meeting from outside. Many were killed by a white mob in what became known as the Elaine Massacre. Others were rounded up and arrested. Twelve of the sharecroppers were hastily tried and sentenced to death. Scipio Africanus Jones, a self-taught lawyer who'd been born enslaved, answered the call and represented the twelve--but could he save the men's live and set them free?" -- book jacket

Target audience

adolescent

Classification